Insights and Stories on Russia

Grain exporters tap EU supplies as war shuts Ukraine ports

Feb. 25, 2022 at 3:06 pm CST

Hamburg/Paris | Reuters — Grain exporters are looking for alternative sources of wheat and corn as a Russian invasion cuts off Ukrainian supplies, with European Union producers Romania and France being used to cover some nearby loadings, traders said Friday. The conflict has rattled grain markets, with European wheat futures […]

Feed weekly outlook: Prices steady, but changes coming

Feb. 24, 2022 at 6:31 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Wheat limit up after Russia invades Ukraine

Feb. 24, 2022 at 6:09 pm CST

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: CME cattle, hogs sink on profit-taking

Feb. 24, 2022 at 5:50 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

Ukraine shuts ports as conflict threatens grain supplies

Feb. 24, 2022 at 4:56 pm CST

By Gleb Stolyarov Natalia Zinets Polina Devitt

Vilsack hopes fertilizer firms don’t take advantage of Ukraine crisis

Feb. 24, 2022 at 4:04 pm CST

Washington | Reuters — U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Thursday he hoped fertilizer and agriculture supply companies affected by the Russian invasion of Ukraine would not take unfair advantage of the situation, amid already-high fertilizer and crop prices. Fertilizer costs have soared due to rising demand and lower supply […]

By Reuters

Equipment maker Buhler distances self from Ukraine invasion

Feb. 24, 2022 at 3:42 pm CST

A Winnipeg farm equipment manufacturer is distancing itself from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Buhler Industries, which manufactures the Versatile tractor line and Farm King equipment, is majority-owned by the Russian firm Combine Factory Rostselmash. That firm purchased an 80 per cent stake in Buhler in 2007 and boosted that to […]

By Staff

CBOT weekly outlook: Russia-Ukraine tensions fuelling rallies

Feb. 23, 2022 at 6:16 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Russia’s incursion into Ukrainian territory, which has intensified an already tense standoff between Russia and the West, has had a bullish effect for grain prices on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) during the week ended Tuesday, according to Scott Capinegro of Barrington Commodity Brokers at Lake Barrington, […]

By Adam Peleshaty

With fertilizer costs high and seed scarce, U.S. farmers turn to soy

Feb. 23, 2022 at 5:38 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — North Dakota farmer Jennifer Meyer typically devotes at least 20 per cent of her 2,500-acre farm to corn, which provides a convenient feed for the cattle she raises with her husband. But this year she is looking to find another crop for those 500 acres near […]

By Julie Ingwersen Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Wheat, soybeans touch nine-year peaks

Feb. 23, 2022 at 4:48 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures climbed to a more than nine-year peak on Wednesday and corn notched a fresh eight-month high as escalating Russia-Ukraine tensions threatened to disrupt supplies from the key Black Sea grain-exporting region. Soybean futures rallied to a 9-1/2 year peak as the conflict also […]